Page 32 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

Jax smirks, throwing an arm around me and pulling me close. Bringing his lips to my ear, his warm breath sends shivers down my back.

“Wearing that should be a sin.”

Pulling back, he studies every curve of my body, as if trying to memorize every little detail. His gaze finally reaches my face moving to my lips, pausing for a moment before setting on my eyes. My fingers itch to reach out and pull him closer.

“What are you doing here?”

“We have some… business to attend to.” Jax swipes a beer from a passing waitress.

“We?”

Jax tilts his head to our left. I glance over in the direction and find Kai, Rion and Axel in one of the VIP sections, all surrounded by powerful supes fawning over them like mindless minions.

“Where’s Luka?” I look around but can’t find him anywhere near the booths.

“He’s around,” he says too vague for me to make any sense of it.

“I didn’t think innocent little Kiarra would wear anything like this or the dress the other night, but I can’t say I’m complaining. I fucking love it.”

If I had the choice, I’d never wear anything like it either, but he didn’t need to know that.

“Well, in that case, maybe you should wear it?”

Jax’s smile is wicked, a devious glint in his eyes, one that sends a shiver through me.

“Oh baby, I’m up for whatever role-playing game you want. But let’s go somewhere a little more private.”

He grabs my hand, turning, ready to leave.

My eyes widen slightly as I pull back. “That’s not… I wasn’t… I mean…” Jax’s deep chuckle ends my flustered blunder.

I narrow my eyes, watching as the twinkle in his eyes grows. Hiding my smile, I try to look pissed off.

I pick up my drink needing to wet my dry lips. “Besides, I’m not so innocent or little anymore.”

Jax’s eyes flash before covering it with a smirk.

“Don’t I know it,” he murmurs, a dark look in his eyes.

Saluting me with his beer, he takes a large gulp before slamming it on the table.

“Right. Let’s go have some fun.”

“What?” The drink pauses just before my lips.

“Dance?” He smiles tilting his head towards the dance floor.

“I’ll pass.”

Turning around, I lean against the small table, looking out onto the dance floor while subtly searching for that contact.

Moving in front of me, Jax drops the smirk, turning it to a pout. I laugh at the idiot’s silly puffed out lips.

“Come on, for your favourite mate?”

“I don’t have a favourite and I’m still not convinced we’re mates.” But there was no doubt about it. Their searing kisses were more than just that. Something deep inside me settled. Something I didn’t know was missing to begin with.

A slight touch from them made my body turn fevered with need. I needed more. More of their hands, more of their mouths as they explored every inch of me.

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